# CVE-2005-1974: Unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 and J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2\_07, as used in multipl

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 and J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_07, as used in multiple products and platforms including (1) HP-UX and (2) APC PowerChute, allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/17272
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112861772130119&w=2
- http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7638
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015643
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112992075412844&w=2
- http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/9.3/i386/rpm/i586/java-1_4_2-sun-src-1.4.2.08-0.1.i586.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101799-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13958
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/56
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_32_java2.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1

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